This is an interesting thread, but since I’m not in the tech field, (although I received my degree in Aerospace Engineering before becoming a pilot)after reading all of the posts, I was just wondering what the “shelf life” of an engineer, (in all disciplines) is today?

I’ve heard stories that if you don’t make all of your money by at least 50, you’re SOL, and that it’s difficult to find and/or keep a job. Is that true, or just rumor?